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I haven't logged onto the boards much, if at all, the last few weeks...and it may be a while before I'm back regularly (for various reasons), but it has been an interesting summer...one highlight being the July 26 multi-board/group gathering in Elgin:
http://pics.projectmonte.com/album/12498

And, even though I've wondered lately after a rough month of disappointments/frustrations, I still think it IS about the people you meet and come to know.... So...it is kinda cool to read that others seem to agree:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/bailey/1111809,3_4_EL17_CMNTBAILEY_S1.article


It's just too bad more people don't realize this...or realize it too late...instead focusing on details that, in the long run, probably really don't matter....

*shrugs*



Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker
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"Sometimes goodbye's the only way" ... Linkin Park ... 'Shadow Of The Day'
 
great article and very true. A psychiatrist once said to me 'if you can count on one hand the number of true friends you have had in lifetime, you are a lucky person'. I believe that is true.

In high school I found a friend who became very close; later we found another friend who made us a trio. As teens will, we were held close by some invisible cord. We were in constant touch and did everything together and knew everything about one another. After we married, we went in different directions and lost touch. We came back together eventually after some searching, finally met for a very long lunch when we all happened to be in the same area one year. We remain constant in our communications and when we talk, it's as if there were no absences in all these years. We just pick up the conversation where we left off.

In VR, because of illness, we have come together and made some fast friends. Our VR community has grown, people have met, we've followed each other's lives - that makes us friends, right? And I love all my friends here.

Yes, Cort, it's a shame that some lose this precious time with friends they love so dearly.

Thanks...........
 
Great pictures ! What is your oldest car? It looks like you had some late
60's-70's in there. I just love the older ones(like my 69 Firebird that I
sunk a fortune in and later a Mustang that I had to work 2 jobs for):cool:

What Hensylee said re friends is true, I hadn't(is that a word?) spoke to
a childhood chum for 12 years, and a couple years ago we started speaking
again and its like the 12 years was only 12 days. True friends and old friends
are irreplaceable.
My Best--Dina
 
As we age, friendships are situational, bound by common events or experiences but not depth. We are associates, co-workers, neighbors, and the friendships are based not on mutual need but mutual convenience.

Only friendships that begin in turmoil and vulnerability and persevere through change and distance endure -- not because they should, but because they must.


This has not been my experience. The start of my greatest friendship had nothing to do with turmoil or vulnerability although it has stood the test of time and distance.
And as far as "friendships are based not on mutual need but mutual convenience" I would argue that it was my "mutual need" that brought me to valve replacement and my friendship with Bonnie and many others.
 
Cort buddy, your going to have to slow down a bit for old farts like me. You pack too much into your schedule or should I say, you need to allow more time between events.

I don't think anything would have worked for me this trip around. I would like to spend some real, quality time with ya. Dinner or something like that. I barely get to see ya and your on the road again.

Your probably wondering where this is coming from. Well when you talk about disappointments and such, I still feel like I'm one of them. Just wanted to explain my case to ya. :)
 
In VR, because of illness, we have come together and made some fast friends. Our VR community has grown, people have met, we've followed each other's lives - that makes us friends, right? And I love all my friends here.

Same here, Ann. Meeting people (imho, anyway) is one of the better things in life ;).


hensylee said:
Yes, Cort, it's a shame that some lose this precious time with friends they love so dearly.

*nods* Indeed.


What is your oldest car? It looks like you had some late 60's-70's in there.

Believe the oldest there was a '57 Chevy sedan....



Cort buddy, your going to have to slow down a bit for old farts like me. You pack too much into your schedule or should I say, you need to allow more time between events.

Yeah, I know...lol. That is one of the problems I run into during the road trips...packing too much in. But, as you know, it wouldn't be me if I didn't at least TRY ;). he he


Ross said:
I don't think anything would have worked for me this trip around. I would like to spend some real, quality time with ya. Dinner or something like that. I barely get to see ya and your on the road again.

*nods*

I wish I was ALWAYS on the road...then making time wouldn't be an issue ;).

I agree...dinner would be a nice time. I know the last time I saw you, I already had dinner plans that evening. One of these trips we will work it out....


Ross said:
Your probably wondering where this is coming from. Well when you talk about disappointments and such, I still feel like I'm one of them. Just wanted to explain my case to ya. :)

Well, bud, as I told you on the phone Saturday morning, that is NOT the case...you are NOT a disappointment. I know your limitations, so no worries ;).
 

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